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PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR INDUSTRY AND ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT (PCIERD)
Rm. 513, 5th Floor
Ortigas Building
Ortigas Avenue
Pasig, MN
CONTACT: Benjamin T. Damian, Executive Director
MISSION: To serve as the central agency in the planning, monitoring, and promotion of
scientific and technological research for applications In the industry, energy utilities,
and infrastructure sectors.
PRIMARY WORK: Research, development, planning, monitoring.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government and foriegn grants/assistance.
PUBLICATIONS: Quarterly newsletters, annual reports, and technical brochures.
UNITED ARCHITECTS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Cultural Center of the Philippines
Roxas Boulevard, Metro Manila
CONTACT: Dorothy Lucasan, Administrative Officer
MISSION: Professional organization of registered architects accredited by the Philippine
government established to promote highest standard of ethical conduct in the practice,
uplift standards of architectural education, and disseminate information in ecology,
technology and environmental design.
FINANCES: Annual dues, grants, and donations.
PUBLICATIONS: Quarterly newsletter and specialty publications.
POLAND
BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ITB)
ul Filtrowa 1
00-950 Warsaw
CONTACT: Marian Weglarz, Director
MISSION: To improve technology in construction and building materials and to provide for
standardization and application of new building materials.
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PRIMARY WORK: Performs research in structural engineering, construction technologies, fire
engineering, building materials, protection of building objects, physics and acoustics in
buildings, finishing techniques, geotechnics, and building objects in mining areas.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government and sale of services within contracts.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports, quarterly and annual journals, and technical
recommendations.
INSTITl~lF FOR BUILDING MECHANIZATION AND ROCK MINING
ul Racjonalizacji 6/8
02-673 Warsaw
CONTACT: E. Buday, Director General
MISSION: To undertake research in the areas of building mechanization, earth-moving and
construction machinery, and rock mining.
PRIMARY WORK: Preparing basic performance data for production of new machinery and
advanced technologies in new machines, providing services in testing of machines and
equipment, and undertaking projects in building mechanization.
SOURCES OF FINANCE: National central research and development programs and individual
contracts with construction and mining equipment manufacturers.
PUBLICATIONS: Problems of Building Mechanization, quarterly inserts in Mechanical
Review and Building Review, brochures, instructions, and recommendations.
MAIN CENTER FOR BUILDING INFORMATION
ul Senatorska 27
00-950 Warsaw
CONTACT: HenrykWatcerz,Manager
MISSION: To serve as the main center for collecting and disseminating technical
information for the building community.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides services to automate information processing, develops information
systems, and hosts exhibitions.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Sale of publications, and subsidies.
PUBLICATIONS: Research reports, bulletins, building abstracts, and catalogues.
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RESEARCH AND DESIGN CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
ul Parkingowa 1
00-518 Warsaw
CONTACT: A. Bratkowski, Director General
MISSION: To furnish research and design services for the building community.
PRIMARY WORK: Provides services in research and design of projects for industrial and
public buildings, including district heating, refrigerating engineering, and environmental
protection; computer-aided design systems.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Contract work.
PUBLICATIONS: Bunonthly journal and periodic publications.
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT (RIED)
ul Krzywickiego 9
02-078 Warsaw
CONTACT: Pawet Btaszczyk, Director General
MISSION: To provide planning theory and practice for human settlement ecosystems.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs work in diagnostics, maintenance, human settlement technology,
environment, and housing.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government.
PUBLICATIONS: Quarterly and monthly journals and bulletins.
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MINERAL BUILDING MATERIALS (IMMB)
ul Oswiecimska 21
45-641 Opole
CONTACT: Bronistaw Werynski, General Director
MISSION: To serve the cement, lime, and A, psum manufacturers with advanced technology.
PRIMARY WORK: Performs research on cement, lime, and gypsum; energy savings in mineral
building materials; automation of industrial control systems; environmental engineering;
and industrial waste utilization.
SOURCE OF FINANCES: Government and cement, lime, and gypsum manufacturers.
PUBLICATIONS: Monthly journal and research reports.
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